Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3056, Thomas Dow, N.H.

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Low, Thomas Elizabeth
R. 3056
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N o 38.537.

STATE OF MAINE.
JOHN HUBBARD,
Governor of the State of Maine. To all who shall see these Presents,
GREETING.
Know ye, That Crosby Hincks of Sebasticook in the County of Kennebec Esquire, whose name is borne upon the papers herunto annexed, was on the first day of May A. D. 1848 appointed and Commissioned, and on the seventeenth day of May A. D. 1848 qualified as a Justice of the Peace and of the Quorum within and for our said County of Kennebec that he still continues to hold said office:
John Hubbard
and that to his Acts and Attestations as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court.
In testimony whereof, I have caused the Seal of the State to be hereunto affixed.
Given under my hand at AUGUSTA, this twenty sixth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one and in the seventy fifth year of the Independence of the United States of America.
By the Governor.
John G. Sawyer Secretary of State.

State of Maine Massachusetts.... County of Suffolk. Reverebeck.
BE IT KNOWN, That before me, Grosby Winds a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Jones Dow, of Sebasticook Waterville, in the said County, and made oath in due form of law, that he is one of the four only living children of Thomas Dow, who was a soldier of the Revolution, - that he died in Atkinson, N.H. in the year 1853 , on or about the twenty second day of October, - that he left no widow, - and that his wife, my mother, died in Atkinson, in the year 1820, on or about the tenth day of September.
Jones Dow
Sworn and subscribed this Monday eighth day of October Before me.
1850.
Grosby Winds
Justice of the Peace.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS—That I, Jones Dow , of Sebasticook , in the county of Penobscot and state of Maine , do hereby constitute and appoint Daniel S. Gilchrist , of Boston, Mass. my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name, to receive from the United States my share of the arrearages due my father Thomas Dow from the fourth day of March 1831 to the 22 d day of October 1833
Witness my hand and seal this Twenty Eighth day of October , 1850.
Sealed and Delivered in presence of
Crosby Hinds
Burnham W Hinds
Jones Dow
State of Maine COUNTY, ss.
BE IT KNOWN—That on the _____ day of 1850, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, personally
appeared Jones Dow
above named, and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be his act and deed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year last abovementioned.
Crosby Hinds
Justice of the Peace.
State of _____ COUNTY, ss.
BE IT KNOWN—That on the _____ day of 18____, before me, a duly authorized, by the laws of the State, to administer
oaths, personally appeared _____ the attorney named in the foregoing power of attorney, and made oath, that he has no interest whatever in the money he is authorized to receive by virtue of the foregoing power of attorney, either by any pledge, mortgage, sale, assignment, or transfer, and that he does not know or believe that the same has been so disposed of to any person whatever.
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year last abovementioned.
Before me,
Justice of the Peace.

State of Massachusetts, } Jp. Suffolk.
On this Second day of March, A.D. 1852, personally appeared before the judge of Probate for s d County of Suffolk, Moses Dow a resident of Atkinson, N.H., in the county of Rockingham, and State of New Hampshire, aged sixty two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 4, 1836; That he is the son of Thomas Dow who was a soldier in the war of the American Revolution;
He further declares that the aforesaid Thomas Dow was married to Elizabeth Jones, on the second day of December, A.D. 1773, at Salem, in the County of Rockingham, and State of New Hampshire; that the said Thomas Dow died at Atkinson, N.H., on the  twenty second day of

1 October, A. D. 1833; that the said Elizabeth wife of the said Thomas Dorr, died at Atkinson, N. H., on the ninth day of Septem- ber, A. D. 1820, — as will more fully ap- pear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. 1883-84
Sworn to, and subscribed, in the day and year above written, before me, the erasure on the last line of the preceding page between the words "on" and "the" having been made before execution hereof, and the word "twenty" interlined.
March 2. d 1887. Suffolk ss
Edw. G. Loring
Jno. D. D. D. D.

State of New Hampshire.
Secretary's Office, Concord.
March 4, 1853.
I hereby certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Daniel L. Glendenning was a Justice of the Peace for the county of Rockingham
in the said State, duly commissioned and qualified; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the State, the date above written.
John L. Hadley Secretary of State.

State of New Hampshire County of Rockingham Town of Salem
(a)
Thomas Dow and Elisabeth Jones Married December ye Second Seventeen hundred Seventy three
I CERTIFY that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures, as follows: — (b)
December ye 2 d 1773
I, John R. Wheeler above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk, in the town, county and state aforesaid, and that the above is a true copy from the records of said town, with the exception above named, as certified by me.
John R. Wheeler Clerk of said Town.
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me, this 18 th day of October A.D. 1850
John L. Glendinning Justice of the Peace.
(a) Here fill in an exact transcript of the record, except that, instead of copying the figures, the date must be written out in full. (b) Here give the date exactly as it is in the record.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts... Suffolk County.
Witness my hand, and the seal of Supreme Judicial Court of the said State, for Suffolk County, this nineteenth day of March A.D. 1853.
Geo. C. Wilde } Clerk of the said Court.

I, William Rogers, of Boston, Mass: Counsellor at Law, being duly sworn, depose and say, that the following is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the dates which are expressed on the record in fair legible figures as given below, vizt:
"Thomas Dow was born August nineteenth, seventeen hundred & fifty three "Susannah Dow was born April nineteenth, seventeen hundred & fifty six. "Mehitabel Dow was born September eighth, seventeen hundred & sixty one "Relief Poors "Bible" given to her by her Father in presence of Mr. Taylor's family. "Robert Clendinius died October the twentieth, Eighteen hundred and five. "Father Jones died June the Fourteenth, Eighteen hundred and seven. "Lydia Dow died March the Thirteenth, Eighteen hundred and seventeen in her twenty sixth year. "Eliza Everett died January twenty fifth, Eighteen hundred and nineteen in her seventeenth year. "Elizabeth Dow my Wife died September the ninth Eighteen hundred & twenty "May the twenty first eighteen hundred and eighteen Relief Dow was married to James Poor of Atkinson. "James Poor died November twenty fourth, aged forty two, eighteen hundred and twenty eight. "Thomas Dow my Father died."
The above is a true copy of the record, on the blank page on the reverse of the title page of the New Testament, in a Bible, printed in the year seventeen hundred and eighty five, with the exception of the dates and numbers, which are expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows; - "19. 1753" - "19. 1756" - "8. 1761" - "20 th 1805" - "14 th 1807" - "13. 1817" - "26 th " - "25 th 1819" - "17 th " - "9 th 1820" - "21 st 1818" - "24 th " - "42 - 1828". And I have no doubt the said Record was made in good faith, and that the entries were made at the time of, or soon after their respective dates.
William Rogers.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. County of Suffolk.
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me this ninth - day of March 1853, & I certify that I have no interest or concern, as agent or otherwise, in the prosecution or result of this claim.
John A. Merrill, Justice of the Peace

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Thomas Dow dec d
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Horatio Woodman June 20
1853
3056
Act June 7 1832

State of New Hampshire.
Secretary's Office, Concord.
March 2, 1853.
I hereby certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation John R. Rowell was a Justice of the Peace for the county of Rockingham
in the said State, duly commissioned and qualified; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the State, the date above written.
John L. Wadley Secretary of State

I Andrew Bryant of Salem aged about Seventy Eight years being duly Sworn before me say that I well knew Thomas Dorr who died in the Town of Atkinson in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty three aged about eighty one years. That I knew the said Thomas Dorr for forty years before his death and love often heard him speak of his service as a Revolutionary Soldier and of having served under Capt. Galf And it was generally believed and understood in the place of his residence the said Thomas Dorr had served as a Soldier in the Revolutionary Army for more than six months. I am acquainted with Moses Dorr and who now applies for arrears of pension as the Children of the said Thomas Dorr
Andrew Bryant
State of New Hampshire Rockingham County Subscribed and sworn to before me by the above named and I certify that the said Andrew Bryant is well known to me as a Respectable person whose testimony is worthy of credit
Before me John P. Jewell Justice of the Peace

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Secretary of State's Office.
~~~~~ I, JOHN L. HADLEY, Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Benjamin George is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Rockingham duly commissioned and qualified, and duly authorized by the Laws of said State to administer Oaths, take the acknowledgment of Deeds, &c. His Commission was dated on the 3 d day of Decr. 1852, and will expire on the 3 d day of Decr. 1857.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the State,
this second day of March 1853.
John L. Hadley Secretary of State.

I Reuben Gile of Plainstown aged Ninety years being duly sworn depose and say that I well knew Thomas Dow who died in Atkinson in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty three aged about eighty one years. That in or about the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Seven I resided in Plainstown and well remember that the said Thomas Dow being at Plainstown on or about the above mentioned time enlisted for the Revolutionary Army. and in two or three days from the said day of enlistment the said Thomas Dow Mustered at said Plainstown and started for the Army.
I further declare that I knew the said Thomas Dow till the time of his death in 1833. and that the father of Moses Dow who now applies for arrears of pension was the same person whom I knew as entering the Army.
Reuben Gile
State of New Hampshire Rockingham ss. Subscribed and duly sworn to before me by the above named who is well known to me as a respectable and credible witness
3 Justus Benjamin George the F. Pease

Boston, Mass:
March 10 1853.
Sir:
I now beg to enclose the application of the Children of Thomas Dow, a Revolutionary Soldier, for arrearages of pay &c due their deceased Father. - The following papers are herewith enclosed, viz:
1. Certificate of Marriage Thomas Dow & Eliz le Jones. 2 Copy of family record sworn to by Wm Rogers. 3. Affidavit by Inness Dow before Judge of Probate. 4 Affidavit by Reuben Gile 5 Do by Andrew Bryant 6 Affidavit & Power of Attorney by Jones Dow.
All of these documents are properly authenticated. I am respectfully
Sir Your obed t Servant Horatio Woodman
By M c
The Commissioners of Pensions Washington

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1872.
3056 One
P. O. _____
Thomas Dow
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Dow, Volker GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7048 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED April 19, 1791 To James Roe, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.